WDYT of these traditional names :)

Boys :slight_smile:

[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]

Girls :slight_smile:

[name]Grace[/name] [name]Anna[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Violet[/name]

Thank you :slight_smile:

*Not expecting, just collecting :smiley:

Boys
[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Edward[/name] - I am not very fond of [name]Samuel[/name] but it’s the “type” of name I like. I suspect I just know too many Samuels who have tainted the name. I do like [name]Samson[/name] very much. I prefer [name]Edmund[/name] to [name]Edward[/name]; can’t really justify why I love one and not the other, but [name]Edward[/name] has never done it for me.
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] - [name]Love[/name] both of these.
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Henry[/name]. [name]Thomas[/name] is a classic, solid, well-known, got history to it… but I don’t like it. I have never known one I liked and I associate the nickname [name]Tom[/name] with the slur.
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Christopher[/name] - I like [name]Christopher[/name], though I could never use it due to religious reasons.

Girls

[name]Grace[/name] [name]Anna[/name] - Unworkable combination for me, redundant because [name]Anna[/name] means “grace.” Each is fine individually (though I prefer [name]Anne[/name] or [name]Hannah[/name] to [name]Anna[/name]) but not together.
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Mabel[/name] - Like very much. I adore this combo.
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Louise[/name] - I’m not sure why but I’ve always preferred [name]Rosamund[/name] or [name]Rosemary[/name] to [name]Rosalie[/name]? [name]Louise[/name] is a solid classic. I just find the “eez” sound a bit of a trial. And [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Louise[/name] is a bit “ee”-sound heavy.
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Violet[/name] - I love both of these names, I had never considered them together but it’s kind of pretty like that.

[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] is my favorite for boys, and for girls I like [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Violet[/name]. [name]Jacob[/name] is one of my faves right now, and [name]Violet[/name] is pretty. [name]Vivienne[/name] is ok, like this spelling. Also it comes with the nn [name]Vivi[/name], which I think is really cute!

[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Edward[/name] - [name]Love[/name] both these names. Growing more and more fond of [name]Samuel[/name], great combo.
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Jacob[/name] - Not big on [name]Jacob[/name], but [name]Benjamin[/name]'s nice and they flow well together.
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - great combo, can’t fault it really.
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Christopher[/name] - not big on the double initial myself, and I’d flip them, but two solid names.

Girls

[name]Grace[/name] [name]Anna[/name] - I love [name]Anna[/name], so I’d probably flip this.
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Mabel[/name] - not a fan of [name]Mabel[/name], but [name]Elizabeth[/name]'s solid upfront. I’d go nn [name]Libby[/name] myself, but the great thing about the name is it has so much potential for nns.
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Louise[/name] - don’t like [name]Rosalie[/name], and [name]Louise[/name] seems too 90s filler in the middle for me, unless of course it’s family in which case it’s fine.
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Violet[/name] - prefer [name]Vivien[/name]/an without the extra frill, and again not big on the double inital. I don’t get the love for [name]Violet[/name] on this forum either.

Top picks: [name]Samuel[/name] [name]Edward[/name], [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Grace[/name] [name]Anna[/name].

I love [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Samuel[/name] [name]Edward[/name] is nice too.
Girls, [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]

You nailed my exact naming style for boys. I love all of them except for [name]Charles[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]. i just have a particularly hard time saying [name]Charles[/name] being that I am from [name]Boston[/name]. I don’t know whether I love [name]Samuel[/name] [name]Edward[/name] or [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Henry[/name] more.

[name]Grace[/name] [name]Anna[/name]- [name]Favorite[/name] from your list.
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]- Very old fashion. Not a fan of [name]Elizabeth[/name]. For some reason I feel as though [name]Beth[/name] [name]Mabel[/name] works better, so maybe [name]Beth[/name] as a nick name would work.
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Louise[/name]- [name]Love[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name], but dislike [name]Louise[/name].
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Violet[/name]- I like the double “V” alliteration.

You have a great collection of names! My favorites:

[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Jacob[/name]

And I would go with: (for better flow)
[name]Thomas[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Henry[/name]

[name]Grace[/name] [name]Anna[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Mabel[/name] (too many l’s in [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Louise[/name])
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Louise[/name]